Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in properties hit with damp and mould. The group’s outgoing director - Baroness Alicia Kennedy - says: “The ability of landlords to evict tenants without needing a reason ruins lives by...
Property118 have run an opinion piece on why Councils tell tenants to remain in their rented home, and question its legality. It can be seen here, and having explained when a person is classed as homeless, goes on to explain that councils are desperate to cut the...
Following a recent Supreme Court case concerning Rent Repayment Orders against rent-to-rent landlords, a not-for-profit business that advocates tenants use Rent Repayment Orders against landlords has issued a furious response. the Justice For Tenants organisation has...
A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy - not charging fees to borrowers who fall into arrears.In August the Leeds Building Society decided that it would continue with buy to let loans...
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court has cleared established who is responsible for licensing a rental property, where the property is subject to 'Rent to rent'. In the case of of Rakusen v Jepsen, the landlord, Mr Rakusen, agreed to let a flat to a rent-to-rent...
Private landlords in the UK have increased the number of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rated properties in the private rented sector (PRS) by 165% in the past decade, according to analysis by Paragon Bank. The bank’s report, Raising the standards of privately...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into consumer protection for renters amid concerns landlords have too much power in negotiations with tenants. The report will examine how an extreme shortage of properties has enabled the rise...
The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has concluded from its inquiry into the Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme that the scheme is failing to deliver on its objectives, following a disappointingly low take-up of grants. In a letter sent to Lord Callanan,...
UK Nationwide house prices fell by 0.5% in February, slightly worse than analysts’ expectations for a drop of 0.4%. Year-on-year house prices dropped by 1.1%, swinging into negative territory versus an increase of 1.1% in January and below forecasts for a decline of...
Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on the Cost-of-Living Act 2022 last week highlighting that the majority of letting agents are continuing to see...
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